Model Engineering : A Foundation Course

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Written by an experienced engineer, this textbook covers all the basic techniques of model engineering, including: understanding engineering drawings; setting up a workshop; buying materials; marking out; sawing; filing; bending and forming metals; and drilling and boring. The author includes a review of the properties and characteristics of engineering materials and describes the hardening of carbon steel for cutting tools in the home workshop.

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Title: Model Engineering : A Foundation Course
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Publication Date: 1998
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